Patent · US Expired

Mattress assembly

US6240584A · kind A · utility

70Cited by

24References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HILL-ROM, INC. · US

Inventors

Timothy Wade Perez · Charleston, US
Sohrab Soltani · Charleston, US
James J. Romano · Charleston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2000
Grant date	Jun 5, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/3584
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A mattress assembly comprises an inflatable central support portion having a head end, a foot end, a first side and a second side, and first and second side bolsters coupled to the first and second sides, respectively, of the inflatable central support portion. The first and second side bolsters each have at least two chambers extending along a longitudinal axis of the first and second side bolsters. At least one of the chambers is a manifold in fluid communication with the central support portion. The manifold is configured to be coupled to an air supply to supply air to the central support portion and the other chambers.

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